NASHVILLE, TN. (Sherrie Austin Fans Website) - The New York Musical Theatre Festival and Rusty Butter
Knife Productions proudly announce the world premiere of THE BALLAD OF BONNIE & CLYDE, a musical comedy composed by two-time Olivier Award nominee Dana P. Rowe with book & lyrics by Michael Aman and Oscar E. Moore. Directed by Michael Bush and choreographed by two-time Tony Award nominee Randy Skinner, THE BALLAD OF BONNIE & CLYDE stars country music recording artist Sherrié Austin (Streets of Heaven) as Bonnie and Deven May (from the Off-Broadway hit Bat Boy) as Clyde.
THE BALLAD OF BONNIE & CLYDE will play a strictly limited engagement (six performances only) as part of the second annual New York Musical Theatre Festival. Performances begin on Wednesday, September 14th at The Theatre at St. Clements (423 West 46th Street). The performance schedule is as follows:
Wednesday, September 14th at 8:00 PM
Friday, September 16th at 8:00 PM
Saturday, September 17th at 5:00 PM
Wednesday, September 21st at 9:00 PM
Saturday, September 24th at 5:00 PM
Sunday, September 25th at 7 PM
Like Romeo and Juliet, but served southern fried . . . THE BALLAD OF BONNIE & CLYDE uses the Nashville sound to recount the story of the infamous outlaw couple. Bonnie breaks Clyde out of prison and together they break the country out of the monotony of the Great Depression by dishing up Country Rock'n'Roll, Grand Ole Opry style!
The remainder of the cast of THE BALLAD OF BONNIE & CLYDE will be announced shortly.
THE BALLAD OF BONNIE & CLYDE is designed by the following: Anna Louizos is the set consultant, Daniel Cole is the costume consultant, Traci Klainer is the lighting designer and Mike Farfalla is the sound designer.
Tickets for THE BALLAD OF BONNIE & CLYDE are $15.00 and are available online at www.NYMF.org or by calling (212) 352- 3101.
Dedicated to discovering new work and new artists, The New York Musical Theatre Festival celebrates the diversity, creativity, and future of musical theatre. NYMF is a flagship program of the National Music Theater Network, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, and is America's largest annual musical theatre event. NYMF is produced in association with Virgin Megastores and proudly supported by amNewYork, Village Voice, WB11, Dodger Stages, Receptasign, King Displays, Rosco, Scharff Weissberg, TheaterMania.com, BroadwayWorld.com and Manhattan Living. For more information, visit www.nymf.org.
Biographies
SHERRIÉ AUSTIN (Bonnie). One of country music's rising stars, Sherrié is making her New York stage debut with this production. Born in Sydney, Australia, Sherrie began performing at 13 and by age 15, she was touring with Johnny Cash. At 17, she moved to the States to join the cast of the NBC sitcom 'The Facts Of Life' as Pippa McKenna. After appearing in films such as Call From Space, Exile, Shadows Of The Heart and An American Summer, she moved to Nashville to return to her country music roots. She released her first solo album, Words, in 1997. Her other albums include Love In The Real World, Followin' A Feelin' and Streets of Heaven. Her hit country music singles include Lucky in Love, One Solitary Tear, Never Been Kissed, Jolene and Streets of Heaven.
DEVEN MAY (Clyde) appeared Off-Broadway in the title role of Bat Boy, earning a Theatre World Award for Outstanding New York Debut, as well as Drama Desk and Lucille Lortel Award nominations. He originated that role with the Actors' Gang in L.A. where he won the 1998 Ovation Award for Best Lead Actor in a Musical, and also revived the part last year in the U.K. productions at The West Yorkshire Playhouse and The Shaftesbury. His other stage credits include A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Goodspeed), Camelot and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Television: 'Oz,' 'Days of Our Lives.'
